Factors Influencing the Decision to Drive or Walk Short Distances to Public Transport Facilities

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Walton, D. & Sunseri, S. (2010). Factors Influencing the Decision to Drive or Walk Short Distances to Public Transport Facilities. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 4(4), 212-226.
Samples of drivers and walkers are examined to understand factors influencing the decision to walk. The driver sample was limited to those who lived within 1 km of the park-and-ri…

Perceived Barriers to Mass Transit? Effective Programs?

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Sinead Brady Toronto Feb 12, 2010 0:15 am
Hello, I am currently working on a project that seeks to promote public/mass transport use as an alternative to less environmentally friendly modes of transportation (ie. singl…

Webinar on February 2: TDM for Youth

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 11, 2010 15:28 pm
Webinar February 2: TDM for Youth (Voir version en français ci-dessous) Caroline Berryman, Marketing Supervisor, Transit Branch, York Region; and Arthur Orsini, Principle, U…

Attitude-Based Target Groups to Reduce the Ecological Impact of Daily Mobility Behavior

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Hunecke, M., Haustein, S., Böhler, S., & Grischkat, S. (2010). Attitude-based target groups to reduce the ecological impact of daily mobility behavior. Environment and Behavior, 42(1), 3-43.
This study analyzes the usefulness of an attitude-based target group approach in predicting the ecological impact of mobility behavior. Based on a survey of 1,991 inhabitants of t…

Transit Use at Transit-Oriented Developments in Portland, Oregon, Area

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Dill, J. (2008). Transit use at transit-oriented developments in Portland, Oregon, area. Transportation Research Record, (2063), pp. 159-167.
Many regions throughout the United States are turning to various smart growth concepts, including transit-oriented development (TOD), to address a variety of concerns. Public agen…

Developing Green Mobility Strategies

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Scott MacPhee Halifax Dec 3, 2009 15:25 pm
I am working with stakeholders at a rural campus to develop a green mobility strategy. I am having trouble getting project buy-in. What I am looking for are strategies that can be…

What Affects Use of Pretrip Public Transport Information?: Empirical Results of a Qualitative Study

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Farag, S., Lyons, G. (2008). What affects use of pretrip public transport information?: Empirical results of a qualitative study. Transportation Research Record, (2069), pp. 85-92.
With the rise of the Internet and mobile phone, various forms of public transport information services have emerged that enable people to make better informed travel choices. Neve…

Market segmentation analysis using attitudes toward transportation exploring the differences between men and women

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Beirão, G., Cabral, J.S. (2008). Market segmentation analysis using attitudes toward transportation exploring the differences between men and women. Transportation Research Record, (2067), pp. 56-64.
Traveler attitudes and preferences as well as demographic variables are important components of travel behavior. By using travel attitudes, factor and cluster analyses were conduc…

Extending Planned Environmentalism: Anticipated Guilt and Embarrassment Across Cultures

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Kaiser, F., Schultz, P., Berenguer, J., Corral-Verdugo, V., & Tankha, G. (2008). Extending planned environmentalism: Anticipated guilt and embarrassment across cultures. European Psychologist, 13(4), 288-297.
This paper cross-culturally tests an extended version of the planned behavior theory. Using cross-sectional surveys of 801 university students from four different cultures (high v…

Why We Don't "Walk the Talk": Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada

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Huddart, E; Beckley, T M.; McFarlane, B L.; Nadeau, S. (2009). Why We Don't "Walk the Talk": Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada. Human Ecology Review, 16(2) 151-160.
Worldwide, studies have shown increases in environmental values and beliefs over the past four decades. However, in few cases have researchers observed parallel increases in envir…

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